Vari-position golf club



I vzasszt l .7,... VARI-POSITION GOLF CLUB John W. Hill, Cromwell, MinnApplication September 16, 1943, Serial No. 502,673

5 Claims.

This invention relates to a golf club.

It is particularly aimed to provide a construction wherein a surface orangle of a loft may be varied as desired to the end that the club willbe adjustable to form a substitute for and pery form the function of aplurality of d iierent clubs.

It is also aimed to provide a set of golf clubs wherein two of them willfunction for all the clubs now used for clubs numbers l to 10, and oneof which may also be used as a putter.

The more specific -objects and advantages will Y become apparent from aconsideration ofthe description following taken in connection with theaccompanyingrdrawing illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a view of the wooden golf club looking toward the loftsurface thereof, the same having the staff broken away; g

Figure 2 is a plan view of the parts of Fig- Figure 3 is a longitudinalsectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 2;

Figurefi is a transverse sectional view taken on the une 4 4 of Figure2;

Y used in the form of Figure 6.

Referring specifically to the 'drawing wherein like reference charactersdesignate like or similar parts, and rst tothe form of Figures 1 to 5, agolf club I is shown, having a suitable staff II equipped with a head I2preferably of wood. This club has a loft or face I3 of suitable angleand extending inwardly laterally therefrom is arecess I4 which isoccupied by a plurality of relatively movable, removable wooden layersor laminations I5, whose exposed edges are preferably rounded as at I6.

Plates I1 and I8, preferably of brass, and of ,proper curvature, arecountersunk into the lower and upper surfaces of the head I2 as at I9and 20. Integral with the plate I1 is a bolt 2| which rises throughopenings 22 and 23 in thehead I2 and an opening 24 in the plate I8. Thebolt 22 also passes through openings 25 in the laminations I5, thelatter affording clearance around the bolt and increasing its diameterin an upward direction as best shown in Figure 4. The laminations I5 areclamped in place with their faces I6 at the desired angle or position bymeans of al wing nut 26 screw-threaded at 21 on the bolt 2l.

A pair of levers formed of rods 28 are pivoted at 29 to the plate I1 andextend upwardly through openings 30 in the laminations I5 and thenthrough transversely elongated slots 3l and 32 provided in the head I2and plate I8, and with the nut 26 loose, the levers 28 which extendslightly above the plate I8, may be manipulated by the fingers to swingthem laterally in order to dispose the edges I6 at any desired angleaccording to the angle of loft desired, the different angles orpositions being suggested in Figure 5 by way of example. Such adjustmentis permitted by clearance afforded by the slots 25. After the adjustmentis effected, the nut 26 is tightened to clamp the laminations tightly tothe edge. The adjustability enables change of the club for a One, Two orThree club.

IAS a companion with the wooden club described, I use a metallic club oriron having a metallic head 33 in connection with which a staff 34 isprovided having an opening at 35, pivoted on a pin 3B projecting fromone end of the head 33. The stall? 34 also has a plate 31 provided withan arcuate slot 38 through which a stud 39 on one end ofthe head 33projects and which is engaged by a nut 40 that clamps the staff atvarious adjustments to the head 33. This club of- Figures 6 to '7, canbe used for clubs One to Ten and can also b'e used as a putter.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit.and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A club of the class described having a head, laminations in the headproviding an angular loft surface,`and means operable to move saidlaminations relatively to each other and to the head to vary the angleof said surface.

2. A club of the class described having a head, laminations in the headproviding an angular loft surface, and means operable to move saidlaminations relatively to each other and to the head to vary the angleof said surface comprising a lever, openings in the laminations throughwhich the lever passes, and clamping means on the head Y engageable withthe laminations.

3. A club of the class described having a head, laminations in the headproviding an angular loft surface, `and means operable tio move saidlaminations relatively to each other and to the head to vary the rangleof said surface comprising a lever, openings in the laminations throughwhich the lever passes, and clamping means Von the head engageable withVthe laminations, said laminations having clearance openings throughwhich the clamping means passes, and a. plate on the head mounting thelever and clamping means.

4. A club of the class described having a head, laminations in the headproviding an angular loft surface, means operable to move saidlaminations relatively to each other and to the head to vary the angleof said surface comprising a lever, openings in the laminationsthroughwhich the lever,

passes, a bolt. said laminations having clearance openings through whichthe bolt passes, a plate on the head mounting the lever and bolt, saidplate being on the bottom of the head, a plate'

